Scottish independence referendum should be ‘once in a generation’ vote, says Boris Johnson

The UK Prime Minister said referendums were not ‘particularly jolly events’ Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

The UK Prime Minister has reiterated his position that a Scottish independence referendum should be a “once-in-a-generation” vote.

Speaking on the Andrew Marr show, Boris Johnson said that the gap between referendums on Europe – the first in 1975 and the second in 2016 – was “a good sort of gap”.